All posts tagged JK Wedding Dance

Further Proof that Life is Junior High School: Eminem and Mariah Carey, possibly erstwhile lovers but now major feuders, continue to go after each other in story and song. Eminem’s latest salvo: a song called “The Warning” with lots of swear words. But, hey, they’re getting ink, us included, as we continue to serve you, our readers. [LATimes]

From Dancers to Do-Gooders: Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz, the newlyweds whose YouTube wedding procession went viral last week, are using their fame for a good cause. On their newly created Web site jkweddingdance.com, they ask for donations to the Sheila Wellstone Institute, an anti-domestic violence organization named in honor of the wife of the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone; the couple was killed in a 2002 car crash. The institution was specifically chosen to address criticism of their use of the song “Forever” by Chris Brown, who was convicted of abusing fellow singer Rihanna. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]

Tyra Banks, Gossip Girl: The model/reality-TV host will join the cast of the culty WB show as an actress in a fictional film co-starring another new character, a movie star played by Hilary Duff. You have to wait til Episode 4 for both of them. [EW]

The Fire This Time: This week’s fire at Peggy Cooper Cafritz’s home in Washington, D.C. didn’t cause any injuries, but it destroyed a fabled collection of African and African-American art, and a house renowned for its lavish entertaining and architectural significance. [WP] Read More »

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